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Stampendous Hugs Collection β Sweet Animal Cards with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Stampendous Hugs Collection from Spellbinders.Β The adorable huggable critters, fun accessories, and sweet sentiments in this collection inspired me to create three simple and cute cards for a variety of occasions. Beary Special Slimline Card With so many cute characters to choose from in this collection, it was hard to pick what to work with firstβ¦but those little bears from the Stampendous Bear Hugs Die Set just stole my heart!Β Here I created my own slimline window background to pop them out of for a…
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Mainly Monochrome With Michelle Short
Hello there, Michelle Short here to share three projects with you using the new Glimmer Cardfront Sentiments Collection. I donβt know about you, but I often struggle with picking out color combinations. Whilst there are different ways to combat this (like using a color wheel), I often like to forget about combinations and go monochrome instead. Or in this case mainly monochrome, as I did add in green for the leaves! FULL OF HUGS For my first card, I am using the This Card is Full of Hugs Glimmer Hot Foil Plate. I love the quirky font on these sentiments! It was foiled onto a panel of white cardstock using…
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The Country Road Card Ideas With Brenda Noelke
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! Iβm thrilled to be guest posting on the Spellbinders blog again today! Iβm sharing three cards using the Country Road Collection designed by Annie Williams!! Iβve always been a huge fan of Annieβs cards and Iβm so excited for her first collection! My cards today have more of a Spring or Summer theme going on, but there is also a seasonal die set that I canβt wait to use! SENDING BIRTHDAY WISHES CARD I began by die-cutting the wheelbarrow inΒ Country Wheelbarrow Etched Dies from Silver Fox, Latte, Timber, and Brushed Silver cardstock. I brushed a bit of Distress Oxide Ink…
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Birthday Explosion Box How-To
Hello crafty friends! Itβs Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com, and I have a fun (and fairly simple) birthday explosion box to share with you today! I have step-by-step instructions below to help you figure out how to make the main portion of the box. I used birthday-themed items here, however, you can use whatever colors and decorations that you like! ΠΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π³Π»ΡΠ½ΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΠΉ Π΄ΠΎΠΏΠΈΡ Π² Instagram ΠΠΎΠΏΠΈΡ, ΠΏΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΉ Spellbinders Paper Arts (@teamspellbinders) Step-by-Step Instructions To start, I created my largest box first β which would be my outer layer. I trimmed 5 pieces of card stock and then scored a Β½β tab on the 4 side pieces as shown above.…
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The Stylish Ovals Collection With Brenda Noelke
Hello, crafty friends!! Brenda Noelke here from My PaperCut Creations! Iβm super excited to be a guest on the Spellbinders blog again today! Iβm sharing three cards using the Stylish Ovals Collection!! There is something for everyone in this collection…stamps, dies, embossing folders, foil stamping, and stitching dies!! Itβs AMAZING! THINKING OF YOU CARD I began by stamping the image and sentiment from the Stylish Oval Birthday Wishes Stamp Set onto white cardstock with Copic-friendly black ink. I colored it with Copic markers and die-cut it with a die from the Essential Stylish Ovals Etched Dies. I also die-cut Fruit Punch cardstock with the next largest die in the same…
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Stitched Numbers & More Collection β Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Stitched Numbers & More Collection from Spellbinders.Β There are so many ways to incorporate these bold new stitched numbers and symbols into cards and I was inspired to create three fun cards with them for birthdays and every day. 34th Birthday Card Naturally, the new Stitched Numbers Dies are perfect for birthday cards and even better for kinda funny birthday cards.Β Here I used some fun punctuation and a snarky greeting along with my stitched numbers for this cute birthday card for a friend. I…
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The Victorian Garden Collection β Spring Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm excited to be back on the blog today to share a couple of projects using the new Victorian Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn.Β The beautiful new floral designs and fun containers in this collection inspired me to create three bright springtime cards for different occasions. Lavender Slimline Card I love the look and smell of real lavender so I wanted to try to make my own paper versions with this set first. Here I added a few floral stems to a pretty blue mason jar along with some leafy fillers for this pretty slimline card for a friend. I wanted to give…
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Colorful Toolbox Essentials Cardmaking Ideas
Hello crafty friends! Itβs Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com.Β I am so happy to be back for another guest post on the Spellbinderβs blog! I have three projects to share with you today that feature the new Toolbox Essentials Collection by Nancy McCabe. Toolbox Pop-up Card For my first card, I created a fun mini toolbox pop-up card. To start, I first created my toolbox base using some Kraft Card Stock, a paper trimmer, a scoring board, and some adhesive. Box Card Measurements: Cut 2 strips of kraft card stock to 6β x 1 ΒΎβ Score each piece at 1.5β and 5.5β on the long side Adhere pieces together by adding…
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Four Petal Sweet Day Flowers 2 Ways
Hello crafty friends! Itβs Rachel Alvarado from RachelAlvaradoDesigns.com. I have two projects to share with you today that feature the gorgeous new Four Petal Sweet Day Flowers stamp set. Stamped Floral Card For my first card, I created a bold floral card using the Four Petal Sweet Day Flowers Clear Stamp Set along with the new Essential Four Petal Labels Etched Dies. To start my card, I first created my card base from a 4.25β x 11β piece of Snowdrift Card Stock.Β I scored this piece at 5.5β along the long side and then used a rounded corner punch to give my edges a curved look.Β Next, I die cut…
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The Painterβs Garden Collection β Spring Paper Flower Card Ideas
Hi there, this is Annie Williams and Iβm thrilled to be back on the blog today to share a couple of Spring paper flower card ideas using the new Painterβs Garden Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn. The gorgeous floral designs in the collection reminiscent of the works of Impressionist painters inspired me to create three bright springtime cards for different occasions. Pansy Thank You Card I love the unique colorings of pansies and thought they would be a fun design to try it out first. Here I chose three different purple varieties of pansies to emulate for this pretty square thank you card. Die cut Susanβs Garden Specialty Cardstock using the…